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Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "pick between my body and my world standing" as the scramble persists for a position in next January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the standard WTA Tour season is completed, there are still standing points to be earned in Chile, Argentina, multiple sites and international tournaments.

The women's entry list for the opening Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the world rankings of the December cutoff, which could cause a dilemma for players approaching the selection threshold.

Injury Concerns

Ex- British leading competitor Boulter suffered an groin injury in her last tournament of the year in international locations last period, and is now considering whether to compete in the WTA 125 development competition in Angers, the continental destination, in the first week of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the fact she would need to win at least three matches in the French tournament to boost her ranking, means she may probably end up not competing.

Varying Approaches

In comparison, male players are not facing the equivalent predicament, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from current week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal annual-final position determination.

The modification is aimed at discouraging competitors from chasing standing points during what is fundamentally the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This year has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She won only fourteen elite main-draw matches and recently separated with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year collaboration in which she secured several WTA championships.

"Biljana is an incredible coach, and an exceptionally quality individual as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter stated.

The search for a new coach is well under way, searching for someone who has high-level experience as Boulter still believes she can be a elite-level competitor.

Career Objectives

"Progressing with a replacement instructor, a key aspect I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive experience in how to make it to the very top level of this profession," she said.

"I've been ranked as advanced as 23 and I am confident I can climb back to that position. I don't think my level has diminished, I believe the reliability must develop.

"My goal is not simply to be ranked 50, 40, thirty, twenty - we've been there. The goal is to be inside the top twenty."